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Past Tenses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I heard a knock at the front door so I _________ to answer it.

a)

went

b)

was going

2.

At this time yesterday, I _____________ an essay.

a)

wrote

b)

was writing

3.

The football season ____________ a month ago.

a)

began

b)

was beginning

4.

She __________________ from school in 2001.

a)

graduated

b)

had graduated

5.

We entered the house quietly because everyone ________________.

a)

was sleeping

b)

had slept

6.

By the time we ___________ to the cinema, the film had already started.

a)

got

b)

had gotten

7.

The children _______________ in the garden while their parents were watching them.

a)

were playing

b)

played

8.

They _____________ many hours before we arrived.

a)

had left

b)

left

9.

They _________________ to the airport as the plane was landing.

a)

got

b)

were getting

10.

She wore the shoes she ______________ the previous day.

a)

bought

b)

had bought

11.

I fell down when I _________________ for the bus.

a)

run

b)

was running

12.

They _________________ to the airport when the plane was landing.

a)

got

b)

were getting

13.

What ________________ when he asked her to marry him?

a)

did she say

b)

was she saying

14.

When I was a student, I ________________ much money.

a)

didn't have

b)

hadn't had

15.

I was happy to see her, because we _____________ each other for years.

a)

weren't seeing

b)

hadn't seen